Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
I love walking and history and this project covers both interests
John Britten Lane – too new to be on the library website or google maps. The houses are also too new to be on the QV website. The apartments are build on the corner of Ayr St and Deans Ave where Heatherlea Apartments used to stand. The original Heatherlea Apartments were designed and built by …
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Kahu Road – The gates to Riccarton House were originally in Straven Road. In May 1926 the driveway was shortened and the gates moved to Kahu Road. First appears in street directories in 1928. Mrs Edith Deans is one of the three residents listed. A small amount of information from the library website. Some websites …
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Kilmarnock St – Stafford Street was incorporated into Kilmarnock Street. Named after the town in Ayrshire where the Deans family originated. Stafford Street was named after Edward William Stafford (1819- 1901). Kilmarnock Street is first mentioned in The Press in 1878 when 30 acres of land in the Riccarton Estate was subdivided and advertised for …
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Hinau St – Named after the hinau, a tall forest tree native to New Zealand. Named to commemorate the Deans families’ efforts to conserve the native forest trees in Riccarton. The naming was also designed to showcase the Maori names of trees. Named in 1892 when John Deans (1853-1902) split up 150 acres of the …
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Girvan St -Named after Girvan, a coastal resort in Strathclyde, southwest Scotland. Named to continue the theme of naming Riccarton streets after places in Ayrshire, Scotland, from whence the Deans family had originated. First appears in street directories in 1943. [In June 1948 the Waimairi County Council wanted to rename this street University Street when …
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Rata Street – Named after the rata, a New Zealand native tree. Named to commemorate the Deans families’ efforts to conserve the native forest trees in Riccarton. The naming was also designed to showcase the Maori names of trees. Rata Road appears on a 1912 map. Rata Street first appears in street directories in 1914. …
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Kauri Street – Named after the Agathis australis, commonly known by its Māori name of kauri. Named to continue to commemorate the Deans’ efforts to conserve the native forest trees in Riccarton. The naming was also designed to showcase the Maori names of trees. Appears on a 1912 map. First appears in street directories in …
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Barry Hogan Place – Named after Barry Patrick Hogan (1939-1997). Hogan was a partner in Princess Partnership Ltd which owned the land and buildings at 39-55 Princess Street where this right-of-way is formed. The street was named after him as a mark of respect, and in memory of him, by the developer, Latitude Group. Named …
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Kahikatea Lane – Named after the kahikatea trees of which there are some very fine examples in nearby Riccarton Bush Developed at 94 Matai Street. The developer left the naming of the right of way to the purchasers of the first allotment in the subdivision. Proposed names had a connection with Riccarton Bush. Named in …
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Matai Street East / Matai Street West – formerly Matai Street. Also Station Road, Railway Terrace and Riccarton Station Road. Named after the matai tree, a native New Zealand conifer. Named to commemorate the Deans families’ efforts to conserve the native forest trees in Riccarton. The naming was also designed to showcase the Maori names …
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Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project